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Argentina hit by 6.3 magnitude earthquake after Haiti and Venezuela
The latest news is a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Argentina after the 7.0 Haiti Earthquake and the 5.6 Venezuela Earthquake, and all less than a week apart.
According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake was centered 354 km southeast of Ushuaia, Argentina, the capital of the Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego, at a depth of 21 km, or about 10.5 miles down. The earthquake hit at 8am local...
The Pollution in China Exposed! - Photo Gallery
October 14, 2009, the 30th annual awards ceremony of the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund took place at the Asia Society in New York City. Lu Guang (卢广) from People’s Republic of China won the $30,000 W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography for his documentary project “Pollution in China.”
Lu Guang (卢广), freelancer photographer, started as an amateur photographer in 1980. He was...
Origins of Diseases, Pests and Parasites
Have you ever wondered where do all those viruses, bacteria, parasites and all kind of pests originate from? This is not necessarily cause by warmer climate but more by bad hygiene and disgusting cultures which eat just about anything that moves, including insects and rats which are full of parasites.
Here is a partial list with origins of diseases, pests and parasites:
Swine Influenza A (H1N1) –...